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Will Goodrick-Clarke: Exeter Chiefs prop extends contract

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Exeter Chiefs loose-head prop Will Goodrick-Clarke has signed a contract extension with the Prem club.The 30-year-old moved to Exeter in the summer of 2024 from Champ side Ealing, having previously been at London Irish before the club went into administration.He has played 28 times for Exeter since joining the Chiefs and has started 12 of his side's 15 games this season. Goodrick-Clarke is the latest out-of-contract player to agree new terms at Sandy Park, following others including Greg…

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Pierce Sweeney: Exeter City captain to miss Manchester City FA Cup tie

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Exeter City will be without captain Pierce Sweeney for their FA Cup third round tie away at Manchester City.The 31-year-old defender, who is the club's longest-serving player and is celebrating his testimonial year, is suspended having been booked in each of the two previous rounds.It is the second successive season the Irishman has missed an FA Cup tie against a Premier League side having been injured for the fourth round defeat on penalties by Nottingham Forest last year.…

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Residents set to quiz council on Manadon roundabout revamp

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Residents set to quiz council on Manadon roundabout revamp

A council is inviting residents who leave near a busy roundabout to a public meeting about a £156m plan to upgrade it. Plymouth City Council said 300 households in the Eggbuckland area were welcome to attend the meeting to better understand the plans for the proposed revamp of Manadon roundabout, which links the A38 and Tavistock Road.Councillor Chris Wood said there had been a "comprehensive consultation" involving more than 12,000 residents, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.Under…

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Missing Budleigh Salterton sea swimmers ‘struck heart’ of town

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George Thorpein Budleigh SaltertonBBCSea swimmer Sarah Giles said there remained an "immense feeling of shock" in Budleigh SaltertonPeople in a coastal town said they remain in shock a fortnight after two men went missing at sea during a Christmas Day swim.Residents of Budleigh Salterton in Devon said it was all some people had spoken about and there had been a sense of the community rallying together to support each other.The two men - one of whom has been…

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FA Cup: Exeter City ask Man City for bigger share of gate receipts

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FA Cup: Exeter City ask Man City for bigger share of gate receipts

Since last season replays have been scrapped from the first round onwards, meaning clubs such as Exeter do not get the chance of a second pay day should they earn a draw.Last season, the Grecians were knocked out in the fourth round on penalties by Nottingham Forest, missing the chance of a lucrative replay at the City Ground having drawn 2-2 after extra time. Exeter received a massive boost in 2005, when they were a non-league club with…

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Devon athlete breaks fastest female Parkrun record

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Devon athlete breaks fastest female Parkrun record

A Devon international athlete has broken the UK female record for completing the fastest Parkrun.Innes Fitzgerald from east Devon, who is the current European U20 champion in both the 3,000m and 5,000m, completed the 5km (3.10m) Parkrun course in 15 minutes 27 seconds.Fitzgerald took part in the Exmouth Parkrun, part of a national event where people can run, walk or jog, on New Year's Day.The 19-year-old athlete, who studies sports and exercise science at the University of Exeter,…

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Tony Rowe: Exeter Chiefs chairman targets new investment as club posts £10.3m loss

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Tony Rowe: Exeter Chiefs chairman targets new investment as club posts £10.3m loss

Rowe is hopeful a proposed new franchise model for English rugby's top flight will increase interest in investing in the rugby club.The 77-year-old businessman has been at the helm at Sandy Park since 1998 and financing, thanks in part to his business success, has helped Exeter rise from the lower leagues to the pinnacle of the domestic game. The club moved to Sandy Park in 2006 and subsequently expanded the stadium as the Chiefs won two Premiership titles…

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Public toilets close as part of Plymouth regeneration works

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Public toilets close as part of Plymouth regeneration works

Public toilets in a city centre have been closed until the spring to allow for the final phase of regeneration works.Plymouth City Council said the temporary closure was part of the final phase of the £30m Armada Way redevelopment.The authority said the facilities on the Armada Way and the Sundial would be out of bounds whilst pipes were laid to take pressure off the aged sewer system as part of a sustainable urban drainage system.It said the temporary…

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Poor decisions behind signing Dartmoor prison’s lease, MPs say

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Poor decisions behind signing Dartmoor prison’s lease, MPs say

PA MediaThe Public Accounts Committee said "poor commercial decisions" were made when HMP Dartmoor's lease was signedA £4m-a-year lease for a prison that has been empty for 18 months has been a "needless waste of taxpayers' money", a report from MPs found.The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the lease for HMP Dartmoor was signed by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) in March 2022 despite it being known the site had high levels of radon gas two years…

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Quad bike rider in 70s seriously injured in crash

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Quad bike rider in 70s seriously injured in crash

A quad bike rider has been seriously injured in a crash near Bovey Tracey, Devon.Police were called at about 11:50 GMT on Tuesday to a road in the Ilsington area.Officers said the quad bike rider, a man in his 70s, sustained serious injuries. The road was closed while an investigation was carried out and it reopened at about 15:35.Roads Policing Team officers have thanked the public for their patience whilst the road was closed.They urged anyone who witnessed…

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